Thursday, May 30, 2019
Catching up with the kittens
My apologies for being behind my own self-imposed timelines. I like to do updates and glamour shots on Monday, but this week life got the best of me and I just wasn't up to it.
So, the kittens, they are doing well. They are starting to figure out the whole litter box thing.. Sorta.
There have been "accidents" in different locations in the room. Going in the nest is the first place they have been going so I have been doing a lot of laundry. Other soft spots are used, so the rug covered base of the cat tree I have was peed on as well as the soft fleece line of a cat condo I have. I've cleaned both and put down another litterbox in that side of the room, so *fingers crossed* things will get better. They are still very young for litterbox compliance so I'm just chalking this up to normal behavior, but that doesn't mean I don't wish it was already over.
I tried to start the weaning process and each kitten said "no thank you" when I offered them food. I knew it was early but I thought they were big enough and had enough teeth. I was just about to say they weren't ready when I looked down and saw Marble climb into the wet food and start eating. At this point, they are all eating some wet food and most of them are eating when I feed Hedy. Although I did have to take up the dry food. (actually, it is on the couch so Hedy can get to it)
The kittens also had visitors this weekend. My friends came up from Boston for a visit and for a little kitten therapy. I never know who gets more out of it, the people or the kittens. I am glad to have people come see them so they can get used to new people and new situations. I still wish I had a place to take them so they could get used to a new location, but such is life.
And we also had a major scare here on Saturday night. I was visiting with the kittens when I found Midnight not moving in the back of the nest. I thought she was peeing and so I picked her up and put her in the litterbox but that just ticked her off. She was MAD!! She stomped out of the box, wobbled over to the nest and froze. Her head was at a tilted angle and her legs were splayed at weird angles. It also appeared that she couldn't see me. If I came at her eye with my finger (aka the menace test) she didn't react at all. She also felt cold. My heart stopped. My first thought was low blood sugar but I tested her blood glucose and she was actually quite high (268 - high but not troublingly so) which can happen during stress. She was mad at me when I tried to do anything to her and fought me which is a good sign. It seemed neurological. I contacted the rescue and asked what they wanted to do. We started antibiotics in case it was an infection that was causing a problem.
I got her on to her mom and she seemed to like being there but wasn't nursing. She started not being so mad when I handled her. It became obvious she could see. She stopped sitting all splayed and head tilted, so I went to bed. A few hours later I checked on her and received this "what on earth were you worried about look" and everything was just fine. It has been several days and she's still fine. I have to wonder if she didn't fall and hit her head and she was just stunned.
One of these days I'll be well rested.. ha ha ha
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So glad and relieved Midnight is okay. That was very scary indeed. The kitties look adorable in the dry food bowl. In fact, they look good enough to eat, too. LOL How nice that they had visitors. The tree looks amazing. You did a great job.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that Midnight seems to have gotten over whatever it was that struck her the other day.
ReplyDeleteWe hope whatever was going on with Midnight was a one time thing. They are growing so fast.
ReplyDeleteit's like they are TRYING to make you crazy :)
ReplyDeleteOh my! I wonder what happened? Glad she is ok now.
ReplyDeleteOMG, that last photo is delightful, but really, the kitten-in-the-kibble images are too-too cute! Every family has its challenges; certainly hope they learn to use the box, and that Midnight doesn't re-do whatever it was that she did...
ReplyDeletePurrayers that all goes well with Midnight and all the rest of them ! Including litter box training...
ReplyDeletehay ewe wee onez, yur fotoz bee price less....troo lee ...N midnight we iz buzzed happee yur aye oh kay N due in grate N bak ta normal N hope ya stay that way for like all oh time N wet food iz de best iz it knot.....phew.....we knead a sentenze brake ~ ♥♥
ReplyDeleteGoodness they certainly create drama don't they? Purrs to little Midnight from the kitties.
ReplyDeleteAww its scary when we feel something is off and they cant tell us if we are right or wrong. Glad she is ok
ReplyDeleteThey are so cute sitting the food bowl
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